New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-21
THE COURTS.
JOHN ANDERSON'S STRANGE IDEAS.
rHAr HE SAID ABOUT MRS. wATsoN's MoTHER-H


SAW GHOSTS.
Numerous witnesses examined. yesterday In the
Supreme Court before Justice and jury in the
trial OF the ejectment suit Of Mrs. Mary Maud watson
against Messrs Phye and Campbell involving the valid
ity Of the will OF her grandfather John Anderson the
wealthy tobacconist Tho counsel for the defence re-
Serving the right to call the Surrogate OF Westchester
County hereafter, rested. The testimony OF Mary Ann
Kane, servant employed by John Anderson taken on
the first trial. was read She said that Mr.. Anderson
closed up his house at Tarryown with steel shutters at
dark and expressed fears of being shot.
Lawyers Stevenson and Auerbach testified in regard to
the settlement OF by Miss Bryant OF the will OF
John Anderson who her grandfather also, and then
Felix McCloskey formerly sergeantat-Arms OF the
House OF Representatives and real estate dealer
John Anderson up the time Of his death and was for
five years his partner Mr. Anderson gave him service
great confidence was expressed by Mr Anderson in the
witness and friendship for him. placed in evil
dence In 1881, when about 10 sail for Europe. Mr. An
derson called tho witness into his and said
have made MIL had to make one to get ria q mat
Anderson had made former WILL which was executed
rrapb 5y w parsrTap to the witness On one occasion
when the mother OF the plaintiff was sick John Anderson
told the witness that the ormor was not his daughter
and that her mother woman OF bad character when
he married her
often spoke Of him as being present In the room with
him. The witness remembered the murder OF Mary
store Mr. Anderson denied all knowledge OF it. when
he was talked for Mayor OF NewYork no said to the
dered Mary Rogers would ever be elected Mayor The
witness told him to stop talking that way or people
came from his wife, to whom he applied vile eplthet
Anderson told HIM that he had communication with the
spirit OF Mary Rogers In 1876 Mr. Anderson without
hat, coat or shoes on, left Judge BaInard's res
idence and vent TO the Aston House The witness
followed him. In subsequent conversation Mr. Anderson
told the witness that his son-inaw Judge Barnard had
Xd 3 for ss n h to M hs ta@t and n %ass
TO put him In an insane asylum and that all the world
said he had scheme TO make the whole world Repu6i-
and that he had helped Garbaldi TO free Italy He
other he spoke OF seeing the ghost of Garbad
He had statue OF Garbald in his house and claimed
gave Gari6sid pension Of 800 year The witnos.
related how Mr. Anderson had purchased an island
given sGT Ash hm $4,000 to '" devote '" to when
Agassz died Mr. Anderson said There goes my island
nothing OF modern sprtualism Mr.. Anderson told the
witness that he had not driven his daughter from his
house she would not have met Carr The witness stated
that Mr.. Anderson told him that his John Charles
had forged his and stolen from him ana had given
Toward the end Of his life MI Anderson suffered from
loss of memory and bodily ailments Charles was for
The trial will be continued on Monday.
ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE CABLE ROADS SCHEME.
army of weknOwn lawyers appeared yesterday before
the General Term OF Supreme Court where the motion
rehearing Of the motion confirm the report Of Com
rstUn G1ne and at sg.Ssn sy1F out 5oS;
Cable Railway Company. argued Everett
Wheeler and Robert Sswel represented the Gable Rail-
way Company In opposition 70 tho motion appeared Aaron
j. Vsnderpoo representing the Central Park North and
East River Railroad Company John NJ scribner for the
Eighth Railroad COMPANY and other surface roads,
William G. Trum for the Forty second street
and St Nicholas Avenue Railroad. aud Waldo
Huichins for the second Avenue Railroad Mr.. Wheeler
permission be given his client make the
Qulred amendments It's articles and for the confirmation Of
portion report approving
l. and He said that the pauy willing
2o per OF It's gross receipts 10 the city.
Mr. Iru insisted that tho which tho application
made did conform 10 the practice established by
decision the courts and that General Term had
authority TO grant the motion.
Assistant Corporation Counsel wickos supported Mr Trus
argument afadivt by Mayor Hewitt
ing that he had received letter from William g Williams
president OF the Cable Railway Company, saying that tie
surface railroad companies which propose 10 cables oond
afford 20 cont OF their gross
Thought able Railroad Company should
bo made 10 pay that amount The decision